The Organic & Fairtrade Competence Centre Organic & Fairtrade Competence Centre HELVETAS Helvetas and Organic & Fairtrade Mandate of the OFTCC Activities 2009 SECO Leverage fund 

OFTCC SC meeting, 25 February 2009 HELVETAS Rice (2006) Vegetables and fruits (2005) Cotton (2003) Coffee (2002) Cotton (2004) Cotton (2002) Cotton (2004) Cotton (2008) Cocoa (2009) Mango (2002) Cotton (2009) Overview of Helvetas organic & fairtrade projects Cocoa (2009) Pineapple (2005)

OFTCC SC meeting, 25 February 2009 HELVETAS Objective: Provide competent services to new and existing OFT value chains. Funding (Phase II) 40% SECO 28% Helvetas 32% others The mandate of the OFTCC

OFTCC SC meeting, 25 February 2009 HELVETAS 1)Knowledge management (info, tools, CoPs, websites etc.) 2)Value chain and market development (coordination, strategies, new stakeholders, market development) 3)Sensitizing stakeholders and aligning initiatives (events, media work, coordination with other networks and initiatives) Working areas of the OFTCC

OFTCC SC meeting, 25 February 2009 HELVETAS Development of extension and management tools (ICS, crop guide, calendar for farmers etc.) Stakeholder coordination organic cotton, MoUs, GPP Preparations for OC website, campaign, congress, cocoa programme Consultancy missions China, Laos, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Mali New mandates (ICCO, Coop, China, City of Zurich etc.) Contribution to events: IFOAM, Organic Exchange, ICAC, SECE etc. Main achievements in 2008

OFTCC SC meeting, 25 February 2009 HELVETAS Highlights 2009 Launch organic cotton web platform and CoP Start of organic & fairtrade cocoa programme Campaign to promote organic cotton World congress on organic cotton in Interlaken OFT value chain workshop and guide

OFTCC SC meeting, 25 February 2009 HELVETAS Global Organic Cotton Community Platform Detailed information about organic cotton through links to existing resources Information gaps closed with additional topics and tools Provides an interactive virtual space and online discussion tool to communicate about organic cotton issues.

OFTCC SC meeting, 25 February 2009 HELVETAS Organic & fairtrade cocoa programme Multi-country & multi-stakeholder programme with 3 components Country-wise implementations (pillars) Stakeholder and market platform for the North (roof) Countries: Vietnam, Ghana, Honduras (start 09) Indonesia (planning 09) Contributors: SECO, Coop / Halba, Ford Foundation, Rabobank Foundation Knowledge management and exchange between producer groups (base)

OFTCC SC meeting, 25 February 2009 HELVETAS Campaign to promote organic cotton Posters in CH Point of sales promotion Web site with shop-map Media coverage

OFTCC SC meeting, 25 February 2009 HELVETAS World congress on organic cotton 21 – 25 September 2009 Casino Kursaal, Interlaken 400 international practitioners working on new business & partnership models in organic cotton value chains > 32 workshops > Marketplace: exhibitors > Ethical fashion show > Company flash presentations > Gala dinner on the lake of Thun > Company & store visits From Fashion to Sustainability

OFTCC SC meeting, 25 February 2009 HELVETAS OFT value chain workshop and guide Joint project of ICCO and OFTCC Embedded in compre- hensive process Participants and experts from 23 countries Use of web 2.0 tools (pbwiki, dgroup, tagging) Presentation of draft guide at OC-Congress Need assessment, common issues Selection of participants Agenda setting, „ State of the art “ Learning and exchange Elaboration of guide and tools Distribution, web site, trainings

OFTCC SC meeting, 25 February 2009 HELVETAS SECO Leverage Fund: „Organic & Fairtrade for Development“ Objective: Support organic and fairtrade commodity initiatives in least developed countries Conditions: –development orientation –convincing business case –private sector involvemen Contribution: max. 50% of budget, max. 500‘000 CHF in 3 years OFTCC supports preparation of proposals, submission to SECO For details: see Leverage Fund Guidelines,